echin- root words — words with the echin- root

The root echin- comes from Greek echinos, meaning hedgehog, sea urchin. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including echinacea, echinate, echinococcosis, echinoderm, echinoid, echinus. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the echin- root

Explore words with echin- — words containing the echin- root and sharing its sense of "hedgehog, sea urchin". Examples include echinacea, echinate, echinococcosis, echinoderm, echinoid, echinus. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does echin- mean?

The echin- root means hedgehog, sea urchin, from Greek echinos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.